It is the Van Gogh of the musical world: part instrument, part art. Read more...
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Third-year music performance student Luke Santonastaso rehearses in Schoenberg Hall with UCLA’s Stradivarius violin named the “Duke of Alcantara” after its supposed original owner.
If you would have told me a few years ago that Iron and Wine "“ famous for spare acoustic, man-alone-with-his-guitar music "“ would be creating fully fleshed-out, sonically complex music, I would have told you to take off your plaid hipster shirt and eat it. Read more...
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I was in Italian class, it was early in the morning, and I was tired. Never a good combination when trying to speak a foreign language coherently. Read more...
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At a school like UCLA, it's easy to find oneself jaded by having some of the most prestigious and influential researchers as professors. But when two-time Grammy-winning cellist Lynn Harrell "“ a man whose list of achievements includes playing for Pope John Paul II"“ comes to teach a class, students are likely to be starry-eyed. Read more...
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World-renowned cellist Lynn Harrell will be teaching a master class today in Popper Auditorium in Schoenberg Hall at 2 p.m.
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From Adele's music video for the single "Rolling in the Deep" overtaking Facebook statuses to the announcement of the release date for The Strokes' newest album, winter quarter promises to be filled with long-awaited album releases. Read more...
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music currently has 483 students pursuing a degree of some sort. Read more...
Sitting in a coffee house, sipping a cup of coffee and listening to acoustic music is a tried and true combination for relaxation. Read more...
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From left, Nivedan Nayak, a second-year communications student, and Eric Cappello, a second-year undeclared student, of The Psykes, perform a song at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center for a Special Olympics event.
